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Side note: One side effect of covid I've been thinking about is the fact that usage of these voice assistants will grow from people being at home, and alone, a
by blinding-streak 6y ago
Side note: One side effect of covid I've been thinking about is the fact that usage of these voice assistants will grow from people being at home, and alone, a lot more.
I never even thought about using one before the virus, primarily due to the fact I was usually around people, and it was either impractical or embarrassing to ask Alexa, Siri, or Google to do something for me. But now, like millions of others, I'm stuck at home all day and it's actually quite natural to take advantage of the voice features.
- mdorazio 6y agoOut of curiosity, what do you use it for that you didn't before? I've personally found voice assistants to have an extremely limited set of use cases that are actually faster or more convenient than pulling out my phone.
- blinding-streak 6y agoSending texts, setting timers, making calls, etc. Nothing earth shattering, but it's growing on me.
- woriuweflksdncn 6y agoQuick conversions in the kitchen ("what's 1/3 cup to tablespoons?"), controlling smart home features ("turn on the living room lights", "tell the thermostat I'm hot"), getting weather forecasts ("what's the weather today?"), etc. I've found the use cases increase the longer you have one.
- mFixman 6y agoI use it to put some music or listen to the news without having to pull my cellphone and risk getting sucked into Reddit.